Where does “brouette” come from?

brouette (Middle French) comes from Old French baroueste, from Old French barot, from Frankish barwa, from Proto-Germanic barwijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

brouette (Middle French): wheelbarrow

Definitions

  1. wheelbarrow

Ancestry of “brouette”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchbarouestebarrow, dumper with one wheel
2Old Frenchbarotbarrow
3Frankishbarwa—
4Proto-Germanicbarwijǭbier; stretcher; barrow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

Words derived from “brouette”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic barwijǭ →Every word from Frankish barwa →